After completing God of War III, the controller sat in my hand and I stared at the screen waiting for something else to happen. What that was exactly I have no idea, but I'm guessing it is the same feeling that heroin addicts experience when the high runs out. God of War III is not only the best game ever created by a human, but it concludes one of the most gripping narratives ever told through any media. Yea, I said it.
As per Bushwood policy, I'm not going to discuss major plot points from God of War III because that's dumb and what Wikipedia is for if you're into that. However, below you will find the James Bond-esque opening sequence to the game which brings you up to speed from the first two entries in the series. Watch it. It's awesome.
Not since the days when I used to sport an over sized fedora and bullwhip insisting that everyone call me DOCTOR Jones has there been a character like Kratos who's identity I would gladly assume. Now at this point I am well aware that I am in fact what most would consider a "grown ass man," although herein lies the glimmer in God of War III's eye that makes it a visceral experience rather than simply a video game. For the approximately 10 (regrettably not consecutive) hours I spent playing through the game I was literally as giddy as a Japanese schoolgirl with a new Hello Kitty lunchbox. I was Kratos and I was on one last mission to exact my revenge against that son of a bitch Zeus and his minion of cronies. A group of cronies made up of the who's who of Greek Gods and Goddesses, but the one thing they had in common was that they deserved to die for what they've done... See, there it was, started to fall into it again and I apologize. If it is this difficult to move on with my life after this game I can't imagine what it would be like to kick actual heroin.
The visuals are jaw dropping, the music pounds a thunderous orchestral set and at times swells to the point where I wanted to scream out my own fits of rage while disposing of the trash on Mount Olympus. All of these things combined with the story of Kratos' quest for revenge do not just come together to make a great game, but rather the perfect experience. I'm not going to waste time you could be playing it with heaping praise to the nearly flawless game play, or the set pieces that put any other game in this genre to shame. If you've come to trust me, or even if you haven't yet you simply enjoy AMAZING things, help Kratos achieve his retribution through rage, and remember what it feels like to lose yourself in the presence of greatness through imagination.
One last thing, be sure to watch the official launch trailer below. I am not responsible if your brains blow out of the back of your head.
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3 comments:
Hells yes, great write up.
Absolutely the best ever, and you'll never see something as great as this on the piece of shit that is an X-BOX.
Try playing something like Halo or Gears, then you'll know what a good game really is.
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